Gongsunlou watched him come and go like the wind. Even a landlubber was not afraid of the waves of the river like a tiger or wolf!

Turning his eyes, he saw a long ripple in the water from far to near, which was very moving.

Gongsunlou looked closely and found that it was the little snake. He saw it swimming to the side of the bamboo raft. Mr. Xiangxing stretched out his staff, and the snake got into the ghost's head again.

"Xiang Xingjun, high!"

Gongsunlou couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. He felt a bit of fear and admiration for this seemingly old and thin old man.

Needless to say, he has great martial arts skills, but this little snake is clearly native to the dry land of the Western Regions. How could it be so accustomed to water, and how could Mr. Xiangxing tame it so obediently?

strangeness!

It has to be admirable.

Mr. Xiangxing and Mr. Xiangxing are still boating for a long distance. They don't know the direction, but fortunately there is the sun at this time, so they won't get lost.

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At this moment, in Ezhou City, Dai Luo and Mu Qingru were busy with their own business.

After their observation, they found that the area to the north of the west of the city and the southwest area was densely populated with many small vendors operating, while the northeast corner where they were located was sparsely populated.

Dai Luo looked around and found that this street was extremely deserted, with only a few spacious mansions, separated by a clear blue river, facing the densely populated southwest.

The two of them, Dai Luo, decided to inquire about the news in the southwest first.

It was really noisy here, with the cries of street vendors everywhere.

"Visibly fresh, unforgettably delicious, meaty and juicy, freshly picked fruits are sold cheaply!" an old man who was over seventy years old was shouting with all his strength.

"I'm here to buy fruit!" Dai Luo pulled Qingru and came to the stall with a smile.

"Young man, are you buying fruits? They are all fresh!"

"Well, let me have some oranges!"

"okay!"

"Can I choose it myself?"

"Of course!"

"Thank you!" Dai Luo clasped his fists and smiled, then picked up the oranges.

"Young man, from what you're saying, you're from the Central Plains, right?"

"Yes!" Dai Luo smiled slightly, with a hint of obvious helplessness in his smile.

"What's going on? It looks like something's wrong with you?"

"Actually, my parents died early, and they left some money for me to go to Jiangnan to join my relatives. However, when I was passing through this place, I heard a burglar, so I was afraid to throw away the money!"

"Young man, please don't worry. This female thief usually goes to the banquet building to steal. Most of the dignitaries live there!"

"Young man, all you have here is money, there are no exquisite jewelry boxes or anything like that?"

"No, they are just some copper plates, and of course a few silver ingots!"

The father-in-law smiled again and said: "Then keep it in your heart. I heard that what the thief stole was not only silver and money, but most of them were jewelry boxes or square boxes.

Things like that, she may not be interested in your money!"

Qingru smiled and said: "Old man, do you think these snitches stole all these small boxes?" Qingru held a jewelry box and handed it to her father-in-law to see.

The old man couldn't help but nod: "Yes, that's it!"

"Old man, how do you know this? Isn't it strange that a snitch doesn't steal money?"

"Yes, it's strange!" the old man said thoughtfully, "but it turns out that several officials came to buy fruits from me. I heard that once, a group of wealthy businessmen came there, and they all had money.

So much so that I even brought a small box of gold ingots, no less than a thousand taels!"

The father-in-law leaned forward with a serious look on his face: "You said it was so strange that the female thief opened the box, but she didn't take any gold ingots. Instead, she went to steal the luggage of the passing merchants nearby!"

"That's really strange!"

"Oh, we don't know why, this female snitch is so mysterious!"

At this point, the old man seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said in a low voice: "I met this female snitch once. I thought that I had caught someone in the process of stealing. Maybe it would be like those storytellers said.

Being silenced or something like that!”

"But do you think it's strange? The female snitch glanced at me, hesitated, and then ran away!"

"Oh?" Both of them realized that this might be a starting point, so they thought of getting to know the old man in depth.

At this time, after picking the oranges and paying the money to the father-in-law, Dai Luo said again: "I'll get some more bananas!"

"Okay, okay!" My father-in-law said with a smile on his wrinkled face. There was good business early in the morning. How could I not be happy!

"Old man, did you just say that you have seen a female snitch?" Qingru was smiling, her two lively eyes flashing, looking eager and curious, which was very cute.

"Girl, this is true. I think you feel like you are hearing a story!"

The old man smiled and said: "It was a few months ago. The business was good that day. I drank some wine and got up at night. Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard the faint tiles on the roof shaking.

, it feels like someone is running over!”

"But there was no sound immediately, so I didn't care, so I opened the door and got ready!"

"But at this time, I saw a person standing on the roof in front of me from a distance. She was dressed in black and had a very thin figure. The wind was blowing at that time, and I was afraid that she would be blown away by the wind. I didn't know at the time that she was

The female thief couldn't see clearly, so she asked the man why he went to the house and told him to be careful!"

"But when the moonlight came down, I could see clearly. My face was covered with a silk scarf, and my braid was blowing in the wind. She looked exactly like the female snitch painted on the wanted notice. I was so scared that my legs were scared.

She was trembling without even thinking of asking for help. The female snitch looked at her for a while, then in the blink of an eye she disappeared!"

Dai Luo and the two listened intently, but when they heard his words suddenly stop, they couldn't help but eager to hear what he said next. Dai Luo asked: "What happened later, did you report to the official or something?"

"Oh, it's useless to report this kind of thing to the official. The government has been investigating for many days, but there has been no result. Moreover, this female snitch let me go. If I report it to the official, I will offend him if I can't protect her. And why did she

If you let me go, will the government think I'm an accomplice? What if I have a good villain who calls me that old woman?"

The father-in-law spoke a local Ezhou dialect, which looked very simple and interesting. Qingru couldn't help but smile.

"Girl, why are you laughing? Everything I say is true. Don't take it as a story!"

"Hahaha, father-in-law, we believe what you said, you have considered it quite comprehensively!"
Chapter completed!